Delio Rossi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Delio Rossi
Occupation	Italian Football Manager
Date Of Birth	Jan 26, 1960(1960-01-26)
Age	64
Birthplace	Rimini
Country	Italy
Horoscope	Capricorn

Delio Rossi Biography

Delio Rossi is one of the most popular and richest Italian football manager who was born on January 26, 1960 in Rimini, Italy. Delio Rossi (born 26 January 1960) is an Italian football manager as well as a former footballer who was midfielder.

In December of 2004, Rossi replaced Andrea Mandorlini as the manager at Atalanta B.C., last-placed in Serie A. Despite his best efforts and numerous accolades, Rossi was not able to save his team from the sack.

On 23 November 2009, Rossi returned into management as new head coach of Palermo, replacing Walter Zenga at the helm of the rosanero. He immediately managed to turn the fortunes of Palermo, guiding the Sicilians to quickly rise up the Serie A league table also thanks to surprise results such as two 2–0 away win against teams such as AC Milan and Juventus, and ending the season in fifth place with only one point behind fourth-placed Sampdoria who were admitted to the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round at the rosanero’s expense. He was consequently confirmed as head coach of Palermo for the 2010–11 season, during which he also guided the club in its 2010–11 UEFA Europa League campaign. Impressive results in the new season included another impressive win at Juventus’ home, as well as his abilities in launching youngsters as Javier Pastore, Ezequiel Muñoz, Josip Iličić and Armin Bačinović.

On 13 May 2009, Rossi led Lazio to their first trophy since the Coppa Italia triumph in 2004. It was also a Coppa Italia victory, which came after a successful penalty shootout against Sampdoria. On 8 June 2009, Delio Rossi was announced to have left Lazio because of personal reasons allegedly linked to an unstable working relationship with chairman Claudio Lotito. He was replaced by Davide Ballardini.

A difficult season at Genoa and a disappointing comeback towards Pescara came to an end with three seasons at Lecce. Rossi was appointed the Lecce’s head coach on February 2, 2002 was unable to avoid the relegation process in Serie B, but led the team back to Serie A just the next season and secured an appearance in the league the following year. Rossi left Lecce in the year 2004 to replace his master Zdenek Zeman who was the head coach at Foggia during the time Rossi was the youth team of the club.

Delio Rossi Net Worth

Delio Rossi is one of the richest Italian Football Manager from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Delio Rossi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Rossi was born in Rimini. His football career was not the most successful, however, as Rossi reached his highest level in 1981-83 when he was playing in the Serie B with U.S. Foggia in which was the bulk of his time in the field. The club ceased to exist in the year 1989 following a stint by Fidelis Andria in Serie C2.

Rossi is graduated in sports science with honors, accepted his first coaching position in the year 1990, when he was 29 years old Rossi, in Torremaggiore which is part of the Promozione league. He was immediately awarded the title. In the following year, Rossi joined Foggia as a youth coach. It was 1993 when Rossi was signed by Salernitana from Serie C1, and led Salernitana to the Serie B promotion. After a disappointing return to Foggia and a 6th spot on the table in Pescara, Rossi returned to coach Salernitana in 1997, and led the team to their second Serie A promotion in history. Rossi was the team’s coach in Serie A too, but was fired in the month of March in 1999 because Rossi was not able to steer Salernitana from the relegation position.

His time at Lazio has been a remarkable success for which he has aroused interest from many top Serie A clubs. Rossi guided Lazio to a surprising UEFA Cup place in the 2005–2006 season, only for the place to be lost as part of the Calciopoli scandal that rocked the country in the summer of 2006. Even more remarkable, however, was Rossi’s feat the following season. Despite an initial 11-point points deduction (which was subsequently reduced to 3 on appeal), Rossi guided the biancocelesti to an unlikely third place Serie A finish and a place in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. However, during the 2007–08 season, he led Lazio to a disappointing 12th-place finish.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Delio Rossi Dating?

According to our records, Delio Rossi married to Maria Rosaria Rossi. As of December 1, 2023, Delio Rossi’s is not dating anyone.

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He was sacked by Bologna on 28 October 2015 after a string of negative results.

Facts & Trivia

Delio Ranked on the list of most popular Italian football manager. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Delio Rossi celebrates birthday on January 26 of every year.

On 4 August 2017, Rossi was announced as the new head coach of Bulgarian club Levski Sofia. He was presented at a press conference a few days later, on 8 August 2017. After a string of 6 matches without victory, losing the final of the Bulgarian Cup and also a shock exit from Europa League at the hands of FC Vaduz, Rossi was released by mutual consent on 25 July 2018.